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mitment and conveying the said A. B. to the said Common Gaol) shall be sooner paid.

Given under (my) hand and seal, this

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in the year of our Lord

at

day of

in the District (or County, United Counties, or as the case may be) aforesaid.

J. S.

[L. 8.]

(K 3) See ss. 42, 51.

ORDER FOR ANY OTHER MATTER WHERE THE DISOBEYING OF IT IS PUNISHABLE WITH IMPRISONMENT.

Canada,

Province of

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District [or County,

United Counties, or

as the case may be],

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complaint was made before the undersigned, [one] of Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace in and for the said District [orCounty, United Counties, or as the case may be,] of for that [stating the facts entitling the complainant to the order, with the time and place where and when they occurred,] and now on this day, to wit, the parties aforesaid appear before me the said justice [or the said C. D. appears before me the said Justice but the said A. B. although duly called doth not appear by himself, his Counsel or Attorney, and it is now satisfactorily proved to me upon oath that the said A. B. has been duly served with the Summons in this behalf, which required him to be and appear here this day before me, or such Justice or Justices of the Peace for the said District [or County, United Counties, or as the case may be,] as should now be here, to answer to the said complaint, and to be further dealt with according to law,] and now having heard the matter of the said complaint, I do therefore adjudge the said A. B. to [here state the matter required to be done], and if upon a copy of the Minute of this Order being served upon the said A. B. either personally or by leaving the same for him at his last or most usual place of abode, he shall neglect or refuse to obey the same, in that case I adjudge the said A. B. for such his disobedience to be imprisoned in the Common Gaol of the said District [or County, United Counties, or as the case may be,] in the said County of [there to be kept at hard labour if the Statute authorize this], for the space of unless the said order be sooner obeyed, and I do also ad

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judge the said A. B. to pay to the said C. D. the sum of for his costs in this behalf, and if the said sum for costs be not paid forthwith, [or on or before next,] I order the same to be levied by distress and sale of the goods and chattels of the said A. B., and in default of sufficient distress in that behalf, I adjudge the said A. B. to be imprisoned in the said Common Gaol [there to be kept at hard labour] for the space of to commence at and from the termination of his imprisonment aforesaid, unless the said sum for costs shall be sooner paid.

Given under [my] hand and seal, this

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the year of our Lord in the District [or County, United Counties, or as the case may be] aforesaid.

J. S. [L. 8.

[L] See s. 43.

ORDER OF DISMISSAL OF AN INFORMATION OR COMPLAINT.

Canada,

Province of

District [or County,

United Counties, or

as the case may be]

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Be it remembered, that on information was laid [or complaint was made] before the undersigned, [one] of Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace in and for the said District [or County, United Counties, or as the case may be] of for that [&c., as in the Summons to the Defendant,] and now at this day, to wit, on both the said parties appear before me in order that I should hear and determine the said information [or complaint] [or the said A. B. appeareth before me, but the said C. D. although duly called doth not appear,*] whereupon the matter of the said information [or complaint] being by me duly considered [it manifestly appears to me that the said information [or complaint] is not proved,] I do therefore dismiss the same, and do adjudge that the said C. D. do pay to the said A. B. the sum of for his costs incurred by him in his defence in this behalf: and if the said sum for costs be not paid forthwith, [or on or before ,] I order that the same be levied by distress and sale of the goods and chattels of the said C. D., and in default of sufficient distress in that behalf, I adjudge the said C. D. to be imprisoned in the Common Gaol of the said District [or County, United Counties, or as the case may be] at in the said County of

[and there be kept at hard labour] for the space of unless the said sum for costs and all costs and charges

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of the said distress [and of the commitment of the said C. D. to the said Common Gaol,] shall be sooner paid. Given under my hand and seal, this

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in the District [or

County, United Counties, or as the case may be] aforesaid.

J. S. [L. S.]

*If the Informant [or Complainant] do not appear, these words may be omitted.

[M] See s. 43.

CERTIFICATE OF DISMISSAL.

I hereby certify that an information [or complaint,] preferred by C. D. against A.B. for that [or as in the summons,] was this day considered by me, one of Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace in and for the District [or County, United Counties, or as the case may be] of and was by [me] dismissed [with costs.]

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WARRANT OF DISTRESS UPON A CONVICTION FOR A PENALTY.

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To all or any of the Constables, or other Feace Officers in the said District [or County, United Counties, or as the case may bel of

Whereas A. B., late of

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(laborer) was on this last past) duly convicted before (one) of Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace, in and for the said District (or County, United Counties, or as the case may be) of for that (stating the offence as in the conviction) and it was thereby adjudged that the said A. B., should for such his offence forfeit and pay, (&c., as in the conviction), and should also pay to the said C. D., the sum of for his costs in that behalf; and it was thereby ordered that if the said several sums should not be paid [forthwith]

[forthwith] the same should be levied by distress and sale of the goods and chattels of the said A.B., and it was thereby also adjudged that the said A. B., in default of sufficient distress should be imprisoned in the Common Gaol of the said District (or County, United Counties, or as the case may be) at in the said County of (and there to be kept unless the said sev

at hard labor) for the space of

and

eral sums and all costs and charges of the said distress, and of the commitment and conveying of the said A. B., to the said Common Gaol should be sooner paid; *And whereas the said A. B., being so convicted as aforesaid, and being [now] required to pay the said sums of hath not paid the same or any part thereof, but therein hath made defaults; These are therefore to command you, in Her Majesty's name, forthwith to make distress of the goods and chattels of the said A. B.; and if within days next after the making of such distress, the said sums, together with the reasonable charges of taking and keeping the distress, shall not be paid, then you do sell the said goods and chattels so by you distrained, and do pay the money arising from such sale unto me (the convicting Justice or one of the convicting Justices) that I may pay and apply the same as by law is directed, and may render the overplus, if any, on demand, to the said A. B.; and if no such distress can be found, then, that you certify the same unto me, to the end that such further proceedings may be had thereon as to law doth appertain.

Given under my hand and seal, this

in the year of our Lord

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trict (or County, or as the case may be) aforesaid.

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J. S. [L. 8.]

(N 2) See s. 57.

WARRANT OF DISTRESS UPON AN ORDER FOR THE PAYMENT

OF MONEY.

Canada,

Province of

District (or County,

United Counties, or as the case may be,)

of

To all or any of the Constables, or other Peace Officers, in the said District (or County, United Counties, or as the case may be) of

Whereas

Whereas on last past, a complaint was made before (one) of Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace in and for the said District (or County, United Counties, or as the case may be) for that (&c., as in the order,) and afterwards, to wit, on the said parties (as in the order,) and thereupon the matter of the said complaint having been considered, the said A. B. was adjudged (to pay to the said C. D. the sum of then next,) and also to pay to

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for his costs in that

the said C. D. the sum of behalf; and it was ordered that if the said several sums should not be paid on or before the said

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the same should be levied by distress and sale of the goods and chattels of the said A. B.; and it was adjudged that in default of sufficient distress in that behalf, the said A. B., should be imprisoned in the Common Gaol of the said District (or County, United Counties, or as the case may be) at

in the said County of

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(and there kept at hard unless the said several

and

labour) for the space of sums and all costs and charges of the distress (and of the commitment and conveying of the said A. B. to the said Common Gaol) should be sooner paid; * And whereas the time in and by the said order appointed for the payment of the said several sums of hath elapsed, but the said A.B. hath not paid the same, or any part thereof, but herein hath made default; These are therefore to command you, in Her Majesty's name, forthwith to make distress of the goods and chattels of the said A. B.; and if within the space of days after the making of such distress, the said last mentioned sums, together with the reasonable charges of taking and keeping the said distress, shall not be paid, that then you do sell the said goods and chattels so by you distrained, and do pay the money arising from such sale unto me, (or some other of the convicting Justices, as the case may be) that I (or he) may pay and apply the same as by law directed, and may render the overplus, if any, on demand to the said A. B.; and if no such distress can be found, then that you certify the same unto me, to the end that such proceedings may be had therein, as to law doth appertain.

Given under my hand and seal, this

in the year of our Lord

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in the

J. S. [L. 8.]

District (or County, or as the case may be) aforesaid.

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